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fsIGN. lAPPLIQATION FILED JULY 1-1. 1912.

Patented Sept. 3o, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1912.

1,074,350. Patented Sept.30,1913.

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fr I. :UNITEDSTATES PATENT To all ilihom t may concern.'

MAMINIBBUNEQ, cF NORTH CHICAGO, AND JOHAN MAEK, or WAUKEGAN, iLLINo-is.

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Beit known that we, MARTINv BRUNET and JOHAN MAEK, citizens of the United States,

Aand residents of the city of North Chicago,- county of Cook, alid State of Illinois, and

`oi' the city of Waukegan, county of Lake,

and lState of Illinois, respectively, have invented certain new land useful Improvements in Signs, of which the following is a specification. A

'Our' invention relates ,to improvements in advertising signs and has for itsobject the provision of a device of this character which .v will automaticallypresent different signs to view', and which is of simple construction and eiiicient in operation.

'lhel invention consists in the combinaparts 'hereinafter Our invention Willgbe best understood by reference to -the accompanying drawings forming. a part of this specification and .ill which, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an advertisingV sign embodying our invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the sign, Fig. 3 is a Across-'section of the sign showing means vfor furnishing' elect-ric current thereto for illuminating the saine, Fig. 4 is a vlongitudinal section of the sign with he outer housing removed, taken on line -cc of Fig.. 2. Fig. 5 is a view showing a locking rod employed in the sign, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a partition employed in 'the'sign to form-sign compartments therein, Fig. 7

is a plan view showing the blank from which saifl partition is formed, Fig. 8 is a 'sideelevation of a clock mechanism employed toleperate the sign and shown with itsinclosing housing removed, Fig.' 9 is a detailvlew of an automatic disengaging gcl'utch employed in the clock mechanism,

Fig. 10 is a detail v'iew illustrating a bell ,'crank used in conjunction with the clock vmechanism for imparting intermittent lnotion -to-the signproper, said view being illustrated in the 'drawings comprises a "cyf mechanism housing with a portion of saidv housing broken away to illustrate a clutch mechanism employed in conjunction with the windingshaft of the clock mechanism.

.The preferred fform of construction as Specification of Letters Patent. Pat-tetl Sept. 30,1913. applicati@ flied July 11, 1912. serial No. 708,776. I

lindrical housing 1` made of sheet metal and provided with an upwardly swinging cover 2. Cover 2 is provided` at each side with lugs 3 extending over the corresponding sides of housing 1 and locking nuts 4 -are provided for securing said lugs, and in con-l sequence said cover, when in closed-position.

,Housing 1 isalso provided withan exposure opening which may be covered with a glass plate as shown. lA hollow shaft 6 is rotatably mounted in housing 1 and is provided at one end with a; hub 7 of insulating mateiialand having wedged shaped-electric contact members Siembedded therein and exposed on the lsurface thereof.l Hub 7 is mounted on a spindle 9 which yis secured in the en d ofshaft 8 and is'provided with a' i central perforation arranged co-axially therewith and adapted to accommodate lan electric wire or conduct-or *10, as4 shown in Fig. 4. Conductor 10 extends from/the end of spindle 9` co-axially therewith and contacts'with a'spring electric contact member 11 secured to -the corresponding end Vof housing 1.. An electric conductor or wire 12 is connected with each of the contact members 8 and extends inwardly into hollow shaft 6,

suitable openings being provided in spindle 9 aild hub 7 for this purpose, said conductors 12vbeing suitably insulated. A plurality of` electric light bulbs 13 are secured centrally to shaft 6 and project radially therefrom, each of saidv bulbsbeing mount' ed on a stud 14 which is threadediin said shaft. One terminalof each of the bulbs'13 is connected by a wire 15 with wire 10 and plurality of radiating sign compartments inclosing electric light bulbs 13,' there being a compartment for each of said bulbs. Each ner edge with a lip or -iiange 1? which is adapted to restvuponA shaft 6 and is provided with4 a central perforation 18. forv the an end flange 19 which is bent'with relation -to'isaid partition and adaptedto constitute the corresponding end of the. signueompartff'theend'lean'ges 19 v1s pro,-- "talles 20 and eine" edge-iii of said partitions 16 isprovided'at its in- .passage of the corresponding stud14'. At each end each partition 1 6 is provided with;

The shaft G, and consequently the plurality of sign compartments, is rotated 1nterslots 21 are provided at theline of bending I between said end flange and said partition', in position to receive the corresponding tangs 20 on lan adJacent partition. In assembling the construction the tangs 20 0n the end flange of each partitionare passed thiio'ugh the 'corresponding slots 21 in the adjacent partition and bent over the inside Vthereof to secure alll of said partitions to- .gether toform a plurality of radiating pyramidal signcompartments asindiCated.

The outer side of each. of the -.sign compartments is'covered by a transparent sign"- sheet 22 which is provided-Withv any suitable.- -or desired advertising announcement, said sign sheets'bcing attachably secured in' positions ,by means of llocking rods 23' 4having iingerpieces 24 at oneend and inserted in beads 25 formed at the ends vof the'corre'y 'spending sign compartments, the 'ends of said sign sheets being secure'd by arranging .fsaidfenc'lsjogver the openings in said beads.

and pressing said ends 'into saidl beads by means of rods 23, asindicated in F ig. 4. A spring held electric contact brush 26'4 is mounted on the corresponding end Vof hous-4 ing 1 and contacts 'with thel periphery lof hub 7 ,and Contact members 8, and an elec-l corresponding sign compartment. Said con-4 tactnieniber S and brushv 26 are arranged to contact with eachother when the corre-l sponding sign compartment is opposite .'tlie.

exposure opening in housing 1.

inittently by nieansof suitable clock'mechanism in a suitable housing 2S arranged at the eiid of housing 1 opposite the electric socket member 27.. To this end, a driven shaft 29 is provided in said clock mecha-v nism to be rotated intermittently thereby,

said shaft 29 carrying a coupling member 30 vwhich is adapted to be attached .to the-end of a spindle 81 carried by the-corresponding end of shaft G. A pa'wl arm 32 is loosely mounted on shaftv 2!) and carries a spring held iawl 33 arranged to ride uJon thel periphery ofv a wheel 34 which is secured lo shaft 29 and provided with notches 35 in 'its periphery'. Pawl arm is connected by a link 3G with a crank pin 3T which is carried by a crank arni Si secured .to the end of a .shaft 3S, said shaft 3S being' suitably connected with the clock mechanism above mentioned so as to4 be rotated constantly` thereby. A check pawl 39 is arranged to -ride upon., the periphery of wheel341and engage-notches 35 to prevent moyement of .shaft 29, said lnotches 55 'andpawl 'being arranged to hold sli aft6 linposition to cause the different illuminating: sign compart-ments to register-' with the exposure'.

opening in housing 1. Thepawl 39 -is provided with an 'extension 40 engaging a'bifu'rcation i'n. the end ofon'e arm 41 of-a spring held 'bel-l crank andthe other end 42 of said belllcrank lever is providedv with alatera-l extension ,orf cam surface 43 Which'is' set in -thepath of crank pin SL't-he'arrangement being such that said'crankpin cont-acts with cam portion v43"to remove- 4 paiyl 39 from engagement With- Wheel 34jaty the beginning of the operative.'movement'. of paivl arm' .32 ancl' release said pawl arm forengagement with Wheel '34 z is` ivill be understood readily. 'By

this arrangement. it will, be observed that -as sliaft'QS .i'otates,' the paWl arm ujill be caused to' oscillatey and pai'vl to 'engage he .notches 35 in Wheel '34 to1`iroduee-interinittent rotations :ofjsliaft-f4 6j and 'consequently of the plurality of lsign-comparteinents. Said sign compartments will be brought into registration 'Wit-h the expnsur'e lopening in housing-1 successively and then permitted to remain in registration with said exposure opening for` an 'appreciable period to exhibit. thecorresponding sign sheet. the electric light bulb in '.said sign compartmentbeing excited'during such exhibition. y

The. clock mechanism referred to above comprises a suitable 's'pringfd'rinii'l hasving'n the. usual spring shaft 43v therein.v4 'Shaft 43 cairiesa `gear `'44 meshing-With angear 45 :which is secured lto .a Winding shaft 46 arl ranged vin a housing 471as shown. Sha-ft JAS also carries a'cylindrical Wheel 48 and hous-V ing 4T is provided cain member 49 arranged --opposite the periphery-of Wheel-1S- and gradually lapprcaching.said periphery as shown-'in- Fig. 13. :L binding roller 50 is arranged betweencajin'. 49; and vi'vliee'l `48 and -is pressed normally toward the narrow space. therebetweelngby means of a block -51 and a spring 52.' Shaft 4 6 carries a pin anda Winding crank -5'4fis proiiided foi shaft 46, said windingV crankf54-being provvided with incl-ined` notch 55 adapted lte engage 4pin 53 as will be lunderstoofil' readily. By this arrangement it will be observed that crank 54 may be engaged with shaft 46 and said shaft operated to wind the spring in drinn 43, and upon release of said shaft 40,

binding roller 50 Will automatically bind bc- -tweencam 49 and wheel 48 to prevei'itrctf-v rograde movement of Winding sliaft- 4G.

Drum 42 carries a drivinggear iiieshiiig with a pinion 5 on a shaft-5S, constituting iso locked toA Sha pm 61, 'but that incase of breakage ofthe .pin-61, thus preventing injury 4to the clock a part of the clock mechanism. Pinion 57 is I provided with a hub 59v having an inclined notch -60 therein adapted to engage a pin 61 on shaft 58. By this arrangement it will be observed that'during operative rotation of drum42 ear 56 andpinion 5'7 `will be 58 by means of notch 60 and spring in drum 42 and consequent tendency t lreverse the motion of shaft 58, the gear 5 .will be disengaged automatically 'from said shaft 58'by the action ofj-notch 60 and mechanism in\case' of such an accident.

presenting a variety of advertising announcements to the' public in a form and `manner to attract attention and will' be found to be of durable construction and. eii-` cienti'nuse. While we have illustrated .and described `the preferredconstruction for carrying our saidshaft and forming a' plurality of rainvention 'into effect, the samev is capable. of variation or modilication without departing from the spirit of the invention. We therefore do not wish to be Ilimited to the exact details of construction set forth, but desire to avail'ourselves of such lyariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

- Having describedour invention what Wek clainias -new and ters Patent is: 4 Y

1. A sign comprising .a hollow shaft; a, plurality of radiating partitions secured to desire to secure by Letdiating compartments, each of vsaid partitions being providedat its inner edge with ,a lip securedl to said shaft vand each'end with an end liap bentrto .constitute the corref sponding end of4 the corresponding coni- -partment, the free ends ofsaid end iiapsbeving provided with -securing'tangs, and there being slots at, the bends to receive` said tangs; means of illumination in said com- .partments; transparent sign sheets arranged over thesides ofv said compartments; and

means for rotating said shaft intermittently -o expose' the different sign sheets, substantially'as described. 2. A sign comprising a hollow shaft; a plurality of radiating partitions secured to ment, ythe free ends of said end said shaft and forming aplurality of' radiating compartments, each 'of said parti-- .tions being provided vat its inner edge with sponding end ofthe 'correspondin compartprovided with securing tangs, and there beaps being ing slots at the bends to receive said tangs',

substantially as described.

3; A sign comprising a hollow shaft;.a

plurality of radiating partitions secured to said shaft and forming la plurality of ra-` r V diatingcompartments, each of -said 'parti- `The consti-uctioindescribed is capable of' a lip securedto said shaftand at each end 4.with an end' flap'bent to constitute the-corresponding end of the corresponding vcompartment, the free endl of'v said flap being provided with 4securing tangs andthere being 'slots at the bends to recleiye said tangs, tli'eendsjof each compartment" being diverg- `'ingly inclined awa'y fronieach other,.,sub

stantially as described.

4. A signl comprising a,` hollow shaft-I; a

plurality o f compartments formed about said shaft; an electric 'light bulb in. each of said compartments; a hub of insulating`ma -terial formed at one end Qt said shaft; electrical'v contact -members Qnhedded inl said hub; a wire connecting each of said contact members with one terminal of aV different one .of said bulbs; 'an electric brush rubloing upon said hub and saidy contact 'member; an electric contact member projecting coeaxiall'y from said hub'and connected with the other terminals of yall of saidbulbs;'an'

electric contact member rubbing against the end ofv said co-axially projecting contact member; a' transparent sign sheet arranged over the'outer sides" of each of said compartments; and means for rotating said shaft intermittently to expose the different .sign sheets, substantially as described.

'In' testimony whereof' we have signed our names to this specification in 4the presence of two'subscribing witnesses.

l MARTIN BRUNET. JOHAN MAEK. .Witnessest JOSHUA R.H. Porre, B; RICHARDS. 

